8 Dec 13.16.63N 50.55.68W Apologies for the radio silence of the last few days. I had just started to key a post on Tuesday, reporting slow progress over the weekend but better since, when all hell broke loose as the boat slewed swiftly through 180 degrees = steering gear failure! A gut wrenching moment for sure. The rest of the day was spent devising a coping strategy (autopilot + vastly reduced sail area) and contemplating a much later arrival. But on Wednesday we came up with a cunning plan for a proper repair and after six hours of toil on a rolling deck in the
